Employer profile
Apple
33,069 certified H-1B filings across 11 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
6,458
FY2025 median
$176k
Top role
Software Development Engineer
2,441 filings · all-time
Top state
CA
26,373 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Apple pays, by fiscal year
Each box is the p25–p75 interquartile range; the heavy line is the median and the whiskers reach p10–p90. Base salary only — hover a year for its figures.
Year-over-year
How Apple hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1,165▼ 82% | $184k |
| FY2025 | 6,458▲ 87% | $176k |
| FY2024 | 3,460▼ 8% | $170k |
| FY2023 | 3,772▼ 19% | $173k |
| FY2022 | 4,685▲ 18% | $172k |
| FY2021 | 3,977▲ 12% | $163k |
| FY2020 | 3,566▲ 139% | $155k |
| FY2019 | 1,491▼ 14% | $144k |
| FY2018 | 1,732▲ 22% | $133k |
| FY2017 | 1,414▲ 5% | $130k |
| FY2016 | 1,349— | $127k |
Prevailing wage level distribution
DOL Levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). A heavy Level I/II skew suggests entry-level / contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew suggests senior in-house roles.
Lvl ?
8,64826%
Lvl I
1600%
Lvl II
4,15913%
Lvl III
8,35625%
Lvl IV
11,74636%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer | 2,441 | $179k |
| Software Development Engineer - Applications | 1,922 | $175k |
| Software Development Engineer - Systems | 1,029 | $175k |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 1,014 | $184k |
| Engineering Project Manager | 882 | $164k |
| Asic Design Engineer | 845 | $149k |
| Software Engineering Applications | 800 | $187k |
| Software Development Engineering | 689 | $190k |
| Software Development Engineer - Test | 638 | $171k |
| Hardware Development Engineer | 629 | $160k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 26,373 | $167k |
| TX | 4,093 | $145k |
| WA | 1,451 | $178k |
| NY | 343 | $171k |
| FL | 187 | $117k |
| OR | 167 | $145k |
| MA | 154 | $150k |
| CO | 96 | $145k |
| NC | 79 | $133k |
| NJ | 33 | $134k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does Apple pay H-1B workers?
- Apple's median certified H-1B base salary is $176k (FY2025), from 6,458 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Apple sponsor?
- Apple has 33,069 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Apple sponsor for H-1B?
- Apple's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Development Engineer, Software Development Engineer - Applications, Software Development Engineer - Systems, Machine Learning Engineer.
- Where does Apple hire H-1B workers?
- Apple's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, WA, NY.
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